Bonk: Brink of Extinction

Game Summary

A doomsday comet surrounded by smaller chunks of debris is on a collision course with Earth. A strange magnetic field around the comet seems to be driving most of the planet’s weak-willed creatures crazy and smaller bits of debris are smashing into the jungle near Bonk's home. Bonk must undertake a perilous journey that will take him to the very center of the planet to save the world.

Well, this is a shame all around. Last month Konami announced a buy out of Hudson Soft. This is an all encompassing, including the US branch of the company Hudson Entertainment. Unfortunately, like with any buyout, this means some people are going to lose their jobs. Today, Morgan Haro, the CEO of Hudson Entertainment announced that the entire Western branch of Hudson, that is, Hudson Entertainment, has been closed.Â All those jobs are gone.
As far as games go, there really isn't any known figure of game titles that are now canceled, although Hudson has confirmed that any titles Hudson Entertainment was working on are now canceled. Looks like Bonk: Brink of Extinction is now, well, extinct. All in all, this is a major bummer, and hopefully we'll find out the extent of damages to the company. Read More

All Microsoft-themed articles this week must feature at least one Halo: Reach image
With TGS upon us it's time for the companies to begin the show and tell process. Thankfully, Microsoft has just released the full list of games which they'll have available at this week's show. It's quite a hefty dollop of stuff indeed, and gamers should be very pleased with all that's being offered.
Hit the jump for the full list.
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The last teaser trailer we saw for Bonk: Brink of Extinction... well, it left much to be desired.
Fortunately, it seems that much of what was desired is now shown in the latest batch of videos, starting with the "Last Hope" trailer:
Video Games | Bonk: Brink of Extinction | Last Hope TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
Okay, so that didn't offer much, but at least it gave us a little more background. Fortunately, there's more. Read More

Bonk's return to prominence and glory (one would hope) in Bonk: Brink of Extinction has been detailed more thoroughly in the November issue of Nintendo Power magazine (via NeoGAF).
The game, which will be available for WiiWare, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and the PlayStation Network, sounds like it will have a pretty good amount of ground to cover as downloads go, with 30 stages laid out across three worlds. This will be expanded further thanks to downloadable content, allowing for a second adventure mode and two multiplayer modes. Read More

Word got out early that, among other things, Hudson was bringing back everyone's favorite hard-headed caveboy back to WiiWare (with his past adventures available now on Virtual Console), Xbox LIVE Arcade, and the PlayStation Network.
But now, Hudson has made it official by unveiling a new debut teaser trailer for Bonk: Brink of Extinction. Check it out:
Video Games | Bonk: Brink of Extinction | Debut Teaser TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
...wow. They make the game look like it's over before it even begins. I wonder if this is what the end looked like for all the TurboGrafx16 characters back in the day?
I wish we'd at least gotten some gameplay. Oh well.
On another note: does anyone else think Bonk looks sort of like Krillin from Dragon Ball? Read More